Portable bar



Dec. 13, 1932. w, HEUER 1,891,157

PORTABLE BAR Filed Jan. 27, 1932 1y II' I" 7 '36 MUM we??? Patented Dec. 13, 1932 UNITED STATES WILBUB J. HEUER, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN PORTABLE BAB- Application filed Ianuary 27, 1932. Serial No. 589,111.

My invention relates generally to portable bars, counters, etc., for general use 1n stores,

homes, etc., where it is desired temporarily g to use a counter for serving refreshments.

It is frequently desirable in various places of amusement and in homes to temporarily set up a counter or bar for the service of refreshments to patrons and guests, and my invention contemplates the provision of a small portable bar which may readily be folded up so as tooccupy a minimum amount of space when not in use and which may be quickly and easily set up and will form a rigid structure when in use.

It is an object of my invention to provide a portable bar in which most of the parts thereof are hingedly joined so that they may be readily folded up to form a compact package which will require small amount of storage space.

A further object is to provide an improved portable bar having a bar rail which is automatically locked in its supports.

A further object is to provide a portable bar which is simple in construction, may be economically manufactured, and which may be conveniently used.

Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the portable bar as shown set up ready for use;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of one side of the bar showing the means for securing the shelf in place;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the shelf clamping 0 means; and

Figure 5 is an end elevational view showing the bar in collapsed position.

The bar comprises a paneled front wall 10 having side walls 12 and 14 secured thereto by hinges 16. The front wall 10 is sufficiently long so that the end walls 12 may be swung inwardly so as to lie in a common plane. The top is composed of a strip 18 rigidly secured to the front wall 10 and a portion 20 which is o secured to the portion 18 by means of a hinge 22. The end walls 12 and 14 have horizontal grooves 24.formed on their inner sides, these rooves being adapted to receive a shelf 26. The shelf 26 extends the full length of the bar and has a pair of window sash fasteners 55 28 secured thereto, these fasteners cooperating with suitably formed plates 30 secured to the end walls 12 and 14. By means of these fasteners 28, the end walls may be tightly clamped to the shelf, the shelf thus serving as a rigid brace for the end walls.

A rail 32 extends through suitable holes 34 formed in rail support brackets 36. The rail support brackets 36 are secured to the front wall 10 adjacent the base thereof by means of spring hinges 38. These hinges serve the two-fold purpose of slightly canting the brackets when the bar is set up as shown in Fig. 1, thereby holding the rail 32 against longitudinal sliding movement relative to the brackets, and when the bar is collapsed as shown in Fig. 5, the spring hinges serve to swing the brackets 36 toward the front wall 10 and hold them in this position.

From the above description it will appear that the bar may be assembled in the following manner: With the parts in the collapsed position as indicated in Fig. 5, the portion 20 of the top is swung upwardly to horizontal I position, whereupon the end walls 12 and 14 so may be swung outwardly so as to take the position in which they are shown in Fig. 2. The mounting of the bin es 16 will be such that the end walls cannot e swung outwardly beyond this position any appreciable distance. Thereafter, the shelf 26 may be slid in the grooves 24 formed in the end walls 12 and 14 to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2, and the window sash fasteners operv ated readily to clamp the shelf to the end walls. The rail 32 may then be passed through the openings in the brackets 36. It will be noted that the rail and the brackets 36 mutually cooperate to hold each other in the position shown in Fig. 1.

It will be apparent that many modifications of my invention may be made without departing from the underlying principle thereof. For example, other means may be utilized for fastening the shelf to the end walls 100 and the construction of the bar otherwise slightly altered to suit individual preferences.

It will therefore be apparent to those I skilled in the art that while I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, the above and numerous other modifications may be made without departing from the spirit thereof, and I do not wish to be limited to 10 the Precise details set forth but desire to avai myself of all changes within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim: In a portable bar, the combination of a 15 vertical front wall, a pair of vertical side walls hinged to said front wall so as to be foldable snugly against the rear surface of said front wall, a top hinged to said front wall at a distance spaced from the upper ed 2 of the front wall sufficiently to permit t e top to be folded downwardly behind the side walls when the latter are folded inwardly behind the front wall, and means to hold said side walls in extended position compris- 5 ing a removable shelf and means on the side walls to support said shelf.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 25th day of January, 1932.

so WILBUR J HEUER. 

